Heating upgrades and heat pumps · North West

Heating upgrades and heat pumps in Oldham

We deliver heating upgrades and heat pump installations in social homes in Oldham, confirming each engineer's registration or certification in writing before appointment.

We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Oldham for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Oldham belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Oldham at a glance

Council: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Region: North West
Council homes: Mostly transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 237,628 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.01 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Oldham?

Most social homes in Oldham are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need. The council may still hold a small number of homes of its own.

What do we cover in Oldham?

Boiler and full system replacements
Air source heat pumps, cylinders and controls
System flushing and commissioning
Removal of redundant appliances and flues
Resident guidance on running the new system

Heating upgrades and heat pumps in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Every heating job starts with confirming in writing who will do the work and what registration or certification they hold, and that paperwork goes into your handover pack.

Which rules apply in Oldham?

Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (£1.29bn for 2025–2028, plus up to £295m more for 2026/27) requires delivery under PAS 2035/2030, TrustMark-registered installers and, for heat pumps and solar, MCS certification. The fund is closed to new applications.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about heating upgrades and heat pumps

What do heating upgrades and heat pumps cost in Oldham?

Our guide range for an air source heat pump in Oldham is £10,100–£14,150 per home. That is the UK range of £10,000–£14,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about heating upgrades and heat pumps in Oldham

Does Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near Oldham?

Yes. We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps across the North West, including Tameside, Rochdale, Manchester and Bury, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in Oldham?

Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.